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A compass box and a dip circle were taken to magnetic north pole of earth. What would one observe with regard to the direction of their needles and why?

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At north pole of earth, horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is zero. Therefore, compass needle may point out in any random direction. The axis of dip needle would become vertical as earth's magnetic field is along the vertical.
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